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Should We Continue To Back The 'rebels' ?
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Now a direct and clear admission that some Syrian 'freedom' (and I use the word loosley since I doubt it would mean that if they won) at least are affiliated with al-Qaeda
Should the West distance itself totally from this mess now?
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/wo rld-mid dle-eas t-22095 099
Should the West distance itself totally from this mess now?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I have never been one, not to back my decision once it has been made (sometimes unwisely)
I cannot for the life of me remember why we backed them in the first place, but in the back of my mind it was to oppose the repressive Ashad regime.......we backed their "cause" rather than them as a political body and as the "cause" hasn't changed, we should continue to back them.
You never know we may earn some "brownie points" from al-Qaeda....;-)
I cannot for the life of me remember why we backed them in the first place, but in the back of my mind it was to oppose the repressive Ashad regime.......we backed their "cause" rather than them as a political body and as the "cause" hasn't changed, we should continue to back them.
You never know we may earn some "brownie points" from al-Qaeda....;-)
I don't think we're opposing the Assad regieme because they're oppressive
China is oppressive and we're hardly trying to overthrow them
We're opposing the Assad regieme because the Americans have them on a boycott along with Cuba, Iran and North Korea
Their relationship with the old USSR didn't help but officially they are state sponsors of terrorism in the shape of Hezbollah.
http:// www.cfr .org/sy ria/sta te-spon sor-syr ia/p936 8
Anybody looking for 'good guys' and 'bad guys' in the Middle East is going to be disappointed.
I think a good rule of thumb is anybody operating in the Middle East, Syria, Egypt, Israel, the CIA, MI6 is probably up to their neck in it!
China is oppressive and we're hardly trying to overthrow them
We're opposing the Assad regieme because the Americans have them on a boycott along with Cuba, Iran and North Korea
Their relationship with the old USSR didn't help but officially they are state sponsors of terrorism in the shape of Hezbollah.
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Anybody looking for 'good guys' and 'bad guys' in the Middle East is going to be disappointed.
I think a good rule of thumb is anybody operating in the Middle East, Syria, Egypt, Israel, the CIA, MI6 is probably up to their neck in it!
A regime being oppressive can be a reason to oppose them. But no one is going to do insane things just because one would like change. A decision would be made taking all into consideration, such as, would a proposed action result in major problems. I think China is fairly safe from more than attempts to persuade.
I don't really know the diplomatic reasoning behind who we support and who not. Unfortunately we often just have to trust those who make the decisions, given no one knows a better system. I just hope that whoever comes out on top they are grateful for the support we gave: and that they don't become a future embarrassment and someone we'd prefer out of power.
I don't really know the diplomatic reasoning behind who we support and who not. Unfortunately we often just have to trust those who make the decisions, given no one knows a better system. I just hope that whoever comes out on top they are grateful for the support we gave: and that they don't become a future embarrassment and someone we'd prefer out of power.
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